Bradley International Airport completes renovations to food court in Terminal A

Travelers check in at Delta Airlines located inside Bradley International Airport terminal A in this file photo from October.The Republican | Mark M. Murray

By HARLAN LEVY
Special to The Republican

WINDSOR LOCKS – Passengers passing through Bradley International Airport will find that renovations to Terminal A’s food court have finally been completed.

The work included makeovers of three food concessions – McDonald’s, Fresh City and Original Pizza – along with replacement of all food court seating and installation of additional outlets for travelers to power and charge their electronic devices.

The renovations provided 138 seats, including 123 chairs and stools, three bench seats for five, and 50 tables, as well as small artificial planters and trees.

“The (authority) is pleased that the improvements at Bradley Airport to
these important food service facilities have been completed in a timely fashion,” Dillon said. “We will continue to partner with all Bradley vendors in order to offer our customers an up-to-date variety of food service options.”

This is the first complete renovation of the food court since Terminal A opened 10 years ago.

Other recent improvements include creation of the cellphone waiting lot last September, the placement of flight information display screens throughout Terminal A last year, and installation of a terminal directory sign between the main security checkpoint and the airline ticket counters last fall.

Still in the works is the addition of a separate parking garage to contain all the car rental agencies. That facility would be built in the parking lot in front of the Murphy Terminal and the area stretching from the present garage’s exit to the parking ticket payment booths.

Bradley is also tentatively scheduled to begin demolishing the old Murphy Terminal next year. Although the airport authority has not yet considered whether to replace the old structure, a possible successor could be a horseshoe-shaped new terminal with a double-concourse and 19 gates, equaling the size of the 10-year old Terminal A. The airport’s former board of directors approved creation of a preliminary design for that version in September 2010.